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Appletree Medical Practice vs Riversdale Surgery
Two GP practices in the same primary care network, a short way apart. Side by side, with the margin of error on every figure.
Can the survey tell them apart?
Appletree Medical Practice and Riversdale Surgery cannot be told apart on the Practice Grade. The likely ranges overlap, so the data does not show that one is ahead of the other, whatever the two numbers are.
Side by side
| Measure | Appletree Medical PracticeDE56 4GG | Riversdale SurgeryDE56 1AY |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Grade (the 2026 GP Patient Survey and NHS appointment and phone data) | ||
| Practice Grade | 82.2likely range 75.7 to 86.4114 survey answers | 82.9likely range 74.1 to 88.1112 survey answers |
| Label (against the England average) | Clearly above the England average | Cannot be told apart from the England average |
| Patients who describe the practice as good | 86.5%likely range 77.5% to 92.2%, 114 answers | 85.6%likely range 73.1% to 92.9%, 112 answers |
| Access (mean of the two below) | 72.0%likely range 67.0% to 76.4% | 76.4%likely range 72.6% to 79.7% |
| Appointments within two weeks of booking | 75.7%likely range 68.3% to 81.9%, 2,311 appointments | 73.5%likely range 67.7% to 78.5%, 3,836 appointments |
| Calls answered by the practice | 68.2%likely range 61.4% to 74.4%, 4,006 calls | 79.2%likely range 74.2% to 83.5%, 6,044 calls |
| More survey questions (not part of the grade) | ||
| Getting through on the phone | 56.5%likely range 45.6% to 66.8%, 109 answers | 81.4%likely range 67.9% to 90.0%, 107 answers |
| Reception and admin team | 91.6%likely range 83.5% to 95.9%, 112 answers | 97.0%likely range 87.7% to 99.3%, 111 answers |
| Having a preferred professional | 17.3%likely range 10.7% to 26.9%, 112 answers | 26.9%likely range 16.5% to 40.6%, 114 answers |
| Seeing your preferred professional | Not shown: fewer than 30 answers | 70.0%likely range 43.9% to 87.4%, 34 answers |
| Knowing the next step | 91.0%likely range 82.7% to 95.5%, 110 answers | 93.9%likely range 83.4% to 97.9%, 112 answers |
| Contacting the practice | 70.0%likely range 59.4% to 78.8%, 113 answers | 85.7%likely range 73.3% to 92.9%, 113 answers |
| Wait for an appointment | 64.6%likely range 53.2% to 74.4%, 102 answers | 77.2%likely range 63.4% to 86.9%, 108 answers |
| Being listened to | 96.0%likely range 89.2% to 98.6%, 110 answers | 88.5%likely range 76.3% to 94.9%, 108 answers |
| Care and concern | 93.8%likely range 86.3% to 97.3%, 110 answers | 88.0%likely range 75.7% to 94.5%, 109 answers |
| Confidence and trust | 98.5%likely range 92.7% to 99.7%, 108 answers | 95.8%likely range 85.7% to 98.9%, 106 answers |
| Involvement in decisions | 96.5%likely range 89.6% to 98.9%, 103 answers | 95.8%likely range 85.6% to 98.9%, 105 answers |
| Needs met | 96.4%likely range 89.7% to 98.8%, 109 answers | 92.8%likely range 81.9% to 97.3%, 111 answers |
| Vaccinations and screening (NHS England QOF, not part of the grade) | ||
| Babies at 8 months | 94.7%likely range 82.7% to 98.5%, 38 patients | 94.7%likely range 88.1% to 97.7%, 94 patients |
| Children at 18 months | 96.6%likely range 88.3% to 99.0%, 58 patients | 94.6%likely range 87.9% to 97.7%, 92 patients |
| Children at 5 years | 97.0%likely range 89.6% to 99.2%, 66 patients | 97.4%likely range 92.7% to 99.1%, 116 patients |
| Women aged 25 to 49 | 78.5%likely range 76.2% to 80.6%, 1,341 patients | 79.6%likely range 77.8% to 81.4%, 1,929 patients |
| Women aged 50 to 64 | 84.9%likely range 82.8% to 86.8%, 1,219 patients | 79.1%likely range 77.0% to 81.1%, 1,544 patients |
| Facts (NHS England, not part of the grade) | ||
| Registered patients | 11,083August 2026 | 13,676August 2026 |
| Primary care network | Belper PCN | Belper PCN |
| Phone | 01332 842288 | 01773 822386 |
| Friends and Family Test (its own feedback) | 92.8% good or very good416 answers, June 2026 | 92.7% good or very good301 answers, June 2026 |
| Appointments (one month) | 3,587 in August 2026Same day 37.8%; face to face 59.2% | 5,774 in August 2026Same day 32.3%; face to face 75.5% |
| Antibiotic items per STAR-PU (one year) | 0.63England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 | 0.72England 0.74, April 2025 to March 2026 |
| GPs (full-time equivalent) | 4.8 qualified permanent8.0 including trainees and locums2,325 patients per permanent GP | 11.3 qualified permanent13.2 including trainees and locums1,209 patients per permanent GP |
| CQC rating (a separate source) | Good | Good |
“Clearly higher” appears only when a practice’s likely range lies wholly above every other practice’s here. When the ranges overlap, the survey cannot tell the practices apart and nobody is pointed out. A practice never gets a mark for being lower.
The Practice Grade weighs the survey and access, from NHS appointment and phone data; the other survey questions are from the 2026 GP Patient Survey. The facts are from NHS England, the Care Quality Commission and OHID, are not part of the grade, and are shown as each practice’s own record. NHS England advises against ranking practices on the Friends and Family Test or on appointment figures, and we point nothing out in the facts, vaccination or screening rows.
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Sources
- 2026 GP Patient Survey: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/
- Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
- Contains information from the Care Quality Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence. CQC must be acknowledged as the source of the data; CQC is not responsible for our analysis.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Antibiotic prescribing: UK Health Security Agency and Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (Fingertips), from NHS Business Services Authority prescribing data.